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Wagering game with predetermined location for wild-card feature

a wagering game and predetermined location technology, applied in indoor games, sports equipment, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of not encouraging players to anticipate wild symbols, too difficult for players to visually anticipate all winning combinations, and less pleasurable gaming experience for players

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-12-29
BALLY GAMING INC
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A problem with this type of games is that the player does not know the location in which the wild symbol will be located, and, consequently, the player is not encouraged to anticipate a wild symbol in a known location.
A related problem with this type of games is that it makes it too difficult for the player to visually anticipate all the winning combinations based on a wild symbol.
Making a game more difficult results in a less pleasurable gaming experience for the player.
One problem with this type of games is that the player is uncertain whether the bonus symbol will ever be selected.
Thus, the player does not necessarily anticipate a winning combination based on a wild symbol because it is not guaranteed that any of the selected symbols will be wild symbols.
Another problem with this type of games is that the bonus symbol remains fixed only for a limited number of spins.

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[0028] Referring to FIG. 1, a gaming terminal 10 is used in gaming establishments such as casinos. With regard to the present invention, the gaming terminal 10 may be any type of gaming terminal and may have varying structures and methods of operation. For example, the gaming terminal 10 may be a mechanical gaming terminal configured to play mechanical slots, or it may be an electromechanical or electrical gaming terminal configured to play a video casino game, such as blackjack, slots, keno, poker, etc.

[0029] The gaming terminal 10 includes input devices, such as a wager acceptor 16a, 16b, a touch screen 21, a push-button panel 22, and a player-identification card reader 24. For output, the gaming terminal 10 includes a main display 26 for displaying information about the basic wagering game. The main display 26 can also display information about a bonus wagering game and a progressive wagering game. The gaming terminal 10 also includes a secondary game display 25 for displaying t...

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Abstract

A method of conducting a wagering game includes selecting at least one randomly-selected outcome from a plurality of outcomes in response to receiving a wager from a player. The randomly-selected outcome is displayed in the form of an array of symbols, and a special symbol is presented in a fixed location of the array of symbols. The special symbol is independent of the array of symbols and combinable with the symbols of the plurality of reels to indicate the randomly-selected outcome.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to gaming terminals for playing a wagering game and, more particularly, to a wagering game having a wild-card feature in a predetermined location. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Gaming machines, such as slot machines, video poker machines, and the like, have been a cornerstone of the gaming industry for several years. Generally, the popularity of such machines with players is dependent on the likelihood (or perceived likelihood) of winning money at the machine and the intrinsic entertainment value of the machine relative to other available gaming options. Where the available gaming options include a number of competing machines and the expectation of winning each machine is roughly the same (or believed to be the same), players are most likely to be attracted to the most entertaining and exciting of the machines. [0003] Consequently, shrewd operators strive to employ the most entertaining and exciting machines...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24G07F17/34
CPCG07F17/34G07F17/3286
Inventor THOMAS, ALFREDAOKI, DION K.
Owner BALLY GAMING INC
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